Legal Opinion

Cruz v. Lovelace Health System, Inc.

District Court, D. New Mexico

Decided December 9, 2020No. 1:18-cv-00974Unknown

1Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO ELDIE L. CRUZ, M.D., Plaintiff, v. No. CIV 18-0974 RB/SCY RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Eldie Cruz, M.D. and Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company (Reliance) have filed cross-motions for summary judgment regarding Cruz’s claim arising under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001–1461. Reliance denied Cruz long-term disability (LTD) benefits under an employer-sponsored insurance plan. Cruz did not file a timely appeal of the…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. BruchSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Heimeshoff v. Hartford Life & Accident Ins. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 2013
  3. John Halpin v. W.W. Grainger, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
  4. Christine M. Donato v. Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
  5. Orndorf v. Paul Revere Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2005

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